Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
August 1990 5-a-day
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- 1st August 1990Rewrite 'The room was tidy' using a strong antonym to describe total disorder.
- 2nd August 1990Give the noun form of the verb 'arrive'.
- 3rd August 1990Punctuate this line with an interrupting reporting clause: i dont know she said ill try
- 4th August 1990Identify the rhyme scheme of a stanza rhyming light / night / sight / bite.
- 5th August 1990Should a new paragraph start every time the speaker changes?
- 6th August 1990Add the apostrophe correctly: 'The dogs bones were buried in the garden.' (more than one dog)
- 7th August 1990Which word shows more intensity: 'warm' or 'boiling'?
- 8th August 1990Identify the coordinating conjunction in: 'She studied hard, and she passed the exam, because she wanted to go to university.'
- 9th August 1990Identify the rhetorical pattern: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
- 10th August 1990State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Over 30 percent of students skip breakfast before school.'
- 11th August 1990Correct the error: 'He has been study since 9am.'
- 12th August 1990Complete: 'They ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.'
- 13th August 1990Correct the tense error: 'He said he is happy.'
- 14th August 1990Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
- 15th August 1990Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 16th August 1990Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 17th August 1990Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 18th August 1990Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 19th August 1990Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 20th August 1990Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 21st August 1990Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 22nd August 1990What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 23rd August 1990Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 24th August 1990Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 25th August 1990Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 26th August 1990Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 27th August 1990Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 28th August 1990What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 29th August 1990Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 30th August 1990Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 31st August 1990Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'